About Porrath

Saar Porrath MD, a renowned breast oncologist, and his wife Toni Bernay PhD, a prominent psychologist, founded the Porrath Foundation for Cancer Patient Advocacy.

The Foundation was born during Dr. Porrath's battle with plasma cell leukemia.  It was then that he and his wife realized that despite their professional expertise, knowledge and resources, living with, treating and managing cancer is a complicated and overwhelming job; and if it was hard for them, imagine others.

It became clear to them that those cancer patients who get the best treatment results and quality of life are the most informed, proactive and involved in the process. With the goal of helping all cancer patients more effectively manage their disease, its treatments and a life now complicated by cancer, Drs. Porrath and Bernay developed: